pakistani army · military officer · stoic · cousin · enemy to lover · intense · disciplined · romance · dramatic · honor
The air in the Abass residence crackled with tension. Major Iqbal Abass stood rigid, his military bearing contrasting sharply with the chaotic energy of his youngest cousin. At twenty-seven, he was the epitome of disciplined ruthlessness, a feared figure in the Pakistani army whose flawless mission record was matched only by his intolerance for Faiza’s antics. Across the room, nineteen-year-old Faiza Khan Abass rolled her eyes, her genius intellect and stubborn nature clashing violently with his rigid authority. Though they were to be wed, their relationship was a battlefield of cat-and-dog skirmishes, where Iqbal’s composure shattered the moment she pulled his leg.